TIPLA Events: Meeting Information: November, 2007
TIPLA sponsors two Symposiums a year for patent attorneys, patent agents, trademark attorneys, and copyright attorneys. Each symposium includes lectures by Tennessee attorneys and others who speak on topics of interest to those who practice patent, trademark, copyright, and IP law in general. In the past, distinguished judges have appeared, as have officials from the Patent and Trademark Office. The Symposiums are CLE Siminars offering continuing legal education credits on intellectual property topics.
Fall 2007 Symposium
The Fall 2007 Symposium was held on November 8 & 9 in Nashville in the large conference room of Boult Cummings Conners & Berry. The address is 1600 Division Street, Suite 700; Nashville, Tennessee. For directions, call 615-242-2400.
The fee for the Symposium is $120 for TIPLA members and $150 for non-TIPLA members.
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PROGRAM
Download the Brochure (and Registration Form) for the CLE Seminar.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
| Cocktail buffet reception at Waddey & Patterson's office |
| Optional Dinner - $35 per guest |
Friday November 9, 2007
Welcoming remarks
Kenneth Hoffmeister – President of TIPLA, Pitts & Brittian, PC; Knoxville, Tennessee |
In re Seagate and it's Impact on Willfulness Litigation
Jonathan Rose, Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLLC; Nashville, Tennessee |
In re Seagate and its Impact on the Attorney Client Relationship
Mark Patterson, Waddey & Patterson, PC; Nashville, Tennessee |
Technology Trends in the State of Tennessee
Eric Cromwell, President, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation; Nashville, Tennessee |
Recent Developments in Copyright Law
Craig Grossman, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC; Memphis, Tennessee |
Ethics in the Practice of Trademark and Copyright Law
Paul W. Kruse, Bone McAllester Norton PLLC; Nashville, Tennessee |
A Business Meeting was conducted after lunch. During the business meeting the following was voted upon by the attending members:
- The current officers were elected for a second term in their current offices
- Two replacement board members were elected:
- Hermant Gupta of Memphis
- Samuel Miller of Baker Donelson in Memphis
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Recent Developments in Trademark Law, Including the New TTAB Rules
Samuel F. Miller, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC; Memphis, Tennessee |
The New USPTO Rules on Claim Limitations and Continuations Practice
Peter Anthropolos, Pitts & Brittian, PC; Knoxville, Tennessee |
The Patent Reform Act
Jim Cartiglia, Waddey & Patterson, PC, Nashville, Tennessee |
Recent Cases Addressing the "On-Sale" and "Public Use" Bars
Lea Hall Speed, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC; Memphis, Tennessee |
Recent Cases on Claim Construction
Michael E. “Roby” Robinson, Luedeka, Neely & Graham, PC; Knoxville, Tennessee |
Ethics for the IP Attorney in the Use of a Firm Website and Advertising
Tom Kulaga, Knox Patents: Kulaga Law Office, PLLC; Knoxville, Tennessee |
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